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- From: midiman@mail.msen.com (Dave Birdsong)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Can AT Surfer compete with Apple/Disney?
- Date: 15 Feb 1996 04:04:07 GMT
- Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI.
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- I think what your talking about is Apple's new unit called Pippen. From
- what I can tell it is like a CD32, but with internet abilities and 700
- games by june. ( All those games will work on the PowerPC's)
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- Dave
-
- Wells Fargo Bank (wfblan@netcom.com) wrote:
- : Bruce A. Rothwell (barothwe@cca.rockwell.com) wrote:
- :
- : : --------------
- :
- :
- : : I saw a report on CNN the other night that Disney was teaming up with
- : : Apple to offer a computer system specifically designed to provide
- : : Internet access via, of all things, a TELEVISION!
- :
- : : The projected retail price is reported to be about $700.
- :
- : : Hmmm... AT had better do SOME kind of major marketing if they
- : : expect to compete, wouldn't ya think?
- :
- : : Bruce
- :
- :
- : : --
- :
- : : Bruce Rothwell / barothwe@cca.rockwell.com / Cedar Rapids, IA
- : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- : : Rockwell Int'l/CCA Employee by day......... Songwriter by night. <><
- :
- :
- : The AT Web Page mentioned (but no longer) that the US Surfer Pack would sell
- : for $720. This sounds like its in the same ball park as the Disney/Apple
- : range. I would suggest AT strongly consider getting their feet wet in the
- : US to grab some of the Market share before this group or Oracle, etc, actually
- : get their systems to market. Now is the time to act! Go for it!
- :
- : Rob Bamford
- : (wfblan@netcom.com)
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